Abu Dhabi - A Filipino sailor who suffered serious burns was evacuated from a Cypriot-flagged ship for urgent medical treatment.
The National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) dispatched an air ambulance to the boat, as soon as it entered the UAE territorial waters, and rescued the 44-year-old man to the Rashid Hospital in Dubai.
The commander had sent an SOS whilst in the international waters, which enabled the (NSRC) authorities to locate its position and direct it to the territorial waters for the injured sailor.